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Schools in Newham, London

Newham's schools serve East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, Forest Gate and the Royal Docks. The borough has been consistently in the top half of London for KS2 and KS4 progress, with several secondaries achieving national recognition. Reception demand is high and admissions distances are short across most of the borough.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

112

Schools in Newham

35.7%

Outstanding Ofsted

92.9%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

17%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Newham

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Tollgate Primary School	Outstanding	97.0
Cleves Primary School	Outstanding	96.0
St Stephen's Primary School	Outstanding	93.0
Elmhurst Primary School	Outstanding	91.0
Vicarage Primary School	Outstanding	91.0
Rosetta Primary School	Outstanding	88.0
Monega Primary School	Outstanding	88.0

Top secondary schools in Newham

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Azhar Academy Girls School	Outstanding	66.4
Brampton Manor Academy	Outstanding	59.9
Forest Gate Community School	Outstanding	58.1
Harris Science Academy East London	Outstanding	56.9
St Angela's Ursuline School	Outstanding	54.1
Harris Academy Chobham	Outstanding	49.5
St Bonaventure's RC School	Outstanding	47.3

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What the data says about Newham

92.9% of Newham schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Newham is 1.14, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Newham over the most recent reporting month is 357.29, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Newham's schools is 2.62 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Newham

Every school in Newham, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Altmore Infant School	Primary	Good
Avenue Primary School	Primary	Good
Azhar Academy Girls School	All-through	Outstanding
Bobby Moore Academy	All-through	Good
Brampton Manor Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
Brampton Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Britannia Village Primary School	Primary	Good
Carpenters Primary School	Primary	Good
Central Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Cleves Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Colegrave Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Connaught Special School	All-through	—
Cumberland Community School	Secondary	Good
Curwen Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Dersingham Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Drew Primary School	Primary	Good
Earlham Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
East London Independent School	All-through	Outstanding
Eastlea Community School	Secondary	Good
Edith Kerrison Nursery School	Nursery	Good
Education Links	Secondary	Good
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School	Primary	Good
Elmhurst Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Essex Primary School	Primary	Good
Forest Gate Community School	Secondary	Outstanding
Gainsborough Primary School	Primary	Good
Gallions Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Godwin Junior School	Primary	Good
Grange Primary School	Primary	Good
Grangewood Independent School	Primary	—
Hafs Academy	All-through	Requires improvement
Hallsville Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Harris Academy Chobham	All-through	Outstanding
Harris Science Academy East London	Secondary	Outstanding
Hartley Primary School	Primary	Good
Horizon Academy	All-through	Good
John F Kennedy Special School	All-through	Outstanding
Kaizen Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Kay Rowe Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Keir Hardie Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Kensington Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Kingsford Community School	Secondary	Good
Langdon Academy	All-through	Good
Lathom Junior School	Primary	Good
Lister Community School	Secondary	Good
Little Ilford School	Secondary	Good
London Academy of Excellence	Sixth form	—
London Design and Engineering UTC	Secondary	Good
Madaniyah Foundation	Primary	Good
Maryland Primary School	Primary	Good
Monega Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Nelson Primary School	Primary	Good
New City Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
New Directions	Secondary	Good
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy	Sixth form	—
North Beckton Primary School	Primary	Good
Oasis Academy Silvertown	Secondary	Good
Odessa Infant School	Primary	Good
Oliver Thomas Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Plaistow Primary School	Primary	Good
Plashet, City of London Academy	Secondary	Good
Portway Primary School	Primary	Good
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School	All-through	Good
Ranelagh Primary School	Primary	Good
Ravenscroft Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre	Nursery	Outstanding
Rokeby School	Secondary	Good
Roman Road Primary School	Primary	Good
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Rosetta Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Royal Docks Academy	Secondary	Good
Royal Wharf Primary School	Primary	Good
Salisbury Primary School	Primary	Good
Sandringham Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Sarah Bonnell School	Secondary	Good
School 21	All-through	Good
School 360	Primary	Good
Scott Wilkie Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Selwyn Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Shaftesbury Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre	Nursery	Outstanding
Sheringham Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Sir John Heron Primary School	Primary	Good
Southern Road Primary School	Primary	Good
St Angela's Ursuline School	Secondary	Outstanding
St Antony's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Bonaventure's RC School	Secondary	Outstanding
St Edward's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Francis' Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Helen's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St James' CofE Junior School	Primary	Good
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Luke's Primary School	Primary	Good
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Stephen's Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
St Stephen's Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Winefride's RC Primary School	Primary	Good
Star Primary School	Primary	Good
Stratford Circus	Sixth form	—
Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery	Primary	Good
Stratford School Academy	Secondary	Good
The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children	—	—
Tollgate Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Tunmarsh School	All-through	Good
Upton Cross Primary School	Primary	Good
Vicarage Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
West Ham Church Primary School	Primary	Good
William Davies Primary School	Primary	Good
Winsor Primary School	Primary	Good
Woodgrange Infant School	Primary	Requires improvement
Zakariya Primary School	Primary	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Newham?

Newham has 112 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 79 are primary, 31 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Newham schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 40 schools in Newham (35.7%) are rated Outstanding, and 92.9% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Newham?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Newham's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Newham?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Newham appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Newham-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Newham schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.